When I first
created this website devoted to Kukla, Fran
and Ollie, I immediately began to get emails
about The CBS Children's Film Festival, and the films shown
during its run.

Like me, many of
you were introduced to the Kuklapolitans through the Festival, and
never saw their first series. And many of you had no interest in KFO,
but did want to know about the many foreign films shown on the Festival.

Well, thanks to
some
incredible research by a fan of the show, we now have info on all the
films that were aired on the series. If you
have any questions about the list below, please email Phil. Only a
few of the films are available for purchase, and I've included links in
the list. A couple are available for free download at the Internet
Archive, and I've included links.

Happily, there are video clips of a number of the films
available
on YouTube, including this 1972
commercial.
I've included more links in the list below.

For those of you
who want more info, here's a Message
Board for your requests. Hopefully other fans will be
able to fill in the gaps in your memories! All the info I
have is on this page - if you send questions, all I can do is refer you
back here and to the Message
Board.

I
recently found some black & white clips of
the Festival's second season premiere (you'll need RealPlayer to see them). It's clear from
watching these clips that Burr was playing to a much different audience
than he had in the 50s. Fran is definitely speaking
to children, in an almost educational way, something that rarely
happened on Kukla, Fran and Ollie. Perhaps that's why I
was never
a big fan of KFO until I saw the original series.

Here are the air dates for the
Festival:

February
12 to March 26, 1967February 4 to March
24, 1968January 1 to April 6,
1969March 22, 1970
February 14 to March 3, 1971
From September of 1971 to August of 1977, the CCFF ran all year.

From September of 1977 to August of 1979, it was
renamed The CBS Saturday Film Festival,
and ran 30 minutes
without KFO, also airing occasionally until 1984.

This
is, I
believe, a comprehensive list of all films that aired on the
Festival. For casts, crew and other info, click on the titles in
red. If you have additions or corrections, please email Phil, who created this
list. For airdates and more, visit
his page.

Adventure
in Golden
BayDobrodružství
na Zlaté zátoce Czechoslovakia, 1956, 69
minutes Watch
video clipAn orphan lives in
the
country with his grandfather. A predatory pike threatens his
playmates
(birds, frogs and a carp). Award winner at the Venice Children’s
Film
Festival

Adventure in the
Hopfields 1954 Britain,
1954, 60 minutesA little girl named
Jenny
tries to earn enough money to replace her mother’s favorite china dog,
which she has broken. She takes a job and saves the money, but a
group
of tough kids steal her money. After following them, they tie her
up
and leave her in a decrepit old mill. The junior-grade crooks turn
heroes when they rescue her during a violent electrical storm.
Stars
Mandy Miller, Melvyn Hayes and Jane Asher. The film was thought
lost
until a
copy was found recently. Watch
video clip

The
Angel and Big Joe
1975, 27 minutesShort film focuses on
the
friendship of a telephone linerman (Paul Sorvino) and a young migrant
worker. Directed
by Bert
Salzman, won an Oscar
for Short Subject - Live Action. Free download
available at the Internet Archive.

Anoop
and the
Elephant Britain, 1972
55
minutesTwo English kids meet
their
friend Anoop Singh and his baby elephant Ranee. The nasty circus owner
wants the elephant for his circus and the children decide that they
must prevent this. A Children’s Film Foundation
Film

Bag
on Bag
Soviet
UnionAllosh, a pint sized
6
year-old, is nicknamed “Bag on Bag”. He makes the mistake of
smuggling
his mischievous dog Kitch into school - and losing him.

Birds
Come Flying to
UsPtitzi
dolitat
Bulgaria, 1971Saving endangered
species
presents a problem for a gypsy boy. His chief opposition are
museum
taxidermists who are capturing and stuffing birds for an ornithological
institute.

A
Bird of Africa
JapanA bird found nesting
on a
local riverbank intrigues a group of children in this film about
amateur ornithologist and the effects it has on their schoolwork.

Black
MountainChyornaya
Gora Soviet
Union/India, 1971 Watch
video clipVillagers capture
elephants
in the jungle and train them to work, all except one called Black
Mountain. Only one, a boy called Manu, manages to train it.

The
Blind BirdSlepaya
Ptitsa
Soviet Union, 1963 Watch
video clipA young boy who finds
a blind
pelican talks his grandfather into taking the bird in for medical help
in this sentimental children's story. The two search for a doctor after
they read a newspaper article about the famous physician arriving in
Moscow. The boy hopes that successful surgery will enable the bird to
fly south for the winter with the rest of his flock. The film won the
grand prize in the Children’s category at the Venice Film Festival in
1964.

The Boy and the
Airplane

The Boy Who Wore
Spectacles Soviet
UnionA timid child’s
imagination
opens the door to a fantasy world. Little Kury’s daydreams about
besting bullies give him the confidence to cope with the kids who
torment him and his girlfriend Bermeta.

The
Boy With Glasses
Japan, 1962When a sensitive
9-year-old
from Japan is told he must wear glasses, he fears that he'll be subject
to the taunts of the rest of his classmates. As it turns out, the only
fear he has is fear itself; his friends are curious and congratulatory,
with only a pathetic handful stooping to make fun of him.

The
Camerons
Australia, 1974, 60 minutesAirplane thieves and
an air-sea rescue turn a routine country visit into an exciting
adventure for three children.
A Children’s Film Foundation
Film

Captain
KordaKapitan Korda
Czechoslovakia, 1970, 84 minutesJoey is sent from a
children's home to live with Mr. and Mrs. Korda, but his birth mother
wants him back. Joey is very unhappy with his new stepfather, and the
final straw comes when he tears apart a boat that Mr. Korda built for
Joey and uses it to patch the barn. Watch
video clip

Captain
Mikula, the
KidKapetan Mikula
Mali
Yugoslavia, 1974, 95
minutes A sea captain and his
two grandchildren transport a group of WWII refugees to safety from a
German-occupied
island.
German forces are advancing towards Dalmatian coast,
forcing many people to flee to Allied or Partizan controlled areas. The
captain joins a convoy of boats to a free island, but has engine
trouble and must turn back. Shot and captured by the Germans, he is
helped by his two wards, though in the end he sacrifices himself so
that they can escape to safety.

Carole,
I Love You
France, 17 minutesCarole can't be more
than nine, but already she's the object of a suitor's attention. Her
"boyfriend" is likewise just a kid-and, like all kids, is victimized by
a schoolyard bully. Carole insists that her swain prove his love by
challenging the bully to a fight.

Charlie
the Rascal
SwedenThis film follows the
adventures of a mischievous lad who turns his pranks to constructive
purposes in 1930’s Stockholm.

Chipmates
BritainTwo short movies
about a
group of English children and their pet chimp. The ape uncovers a
thief in the waxworks and gets involved in glider flying.

The
Chiffy Kids
Britain, 1976Episodes from the TV
series center on a
group of kids’ efforts to decorate a school block, win a pancake-eating
contest, set a new
record in a snail race and capture an escaped
penguin.

Circus
Adventure
NetherlandsThis story follows 5
Dutch
youngsters trying out for the big top as jugglers and acrobats.
Their
ambitions take a tumble when the kids inadvertently set off a series of
comic mishaps.

Circus AngelFifi la plume France, 1965, 80 minutesDirected by Albert Lamorisse (The Red Balloon, White Mane). A bumbling cat burglar, Avron comes upon an abandoned nightgown. Upon donning the garment, he feels he has been transformed into an angel. Avron then joins a strange circus to escape the police, and allows the ringmaster to surgically implant him with wings. He continues his thefts during his off-hours, but gets involved in the problems of people around him.

Clown Spain,
1969,
11 minutes Watch video clips: OneTwoThis short film
concerns a
young Spanish boy and his beloved dog Clown. The little boy romps
happily through the streets with his dog, until one day when he stops
to play cards with friends in a park. After the game, Clown is seen
running off. The little boy searches the streets for his pet, until one
day he spies his beloved Clown. It appears, however, that Clown
has found a new owner…
Available on VHS

Cold
Pizza
Canada,
1972, 19 minutesFilm follows the
escapades of
two Greek boys trying to raise enough cash to leave wintry Montreal for
a visit to their sunny homeland.

Countdown
to Danger
Britain, 1967, 63 minutesStory of four
youngsters
whose explorations of an underground warehouse traps one of them and
reactivates an old WWII German mine.

Cry
Wolf Britain, 1968 Watch
video clipA boy gives too many
false
warnings and isn’t believed when real danger strikes. He
overhears a
plot to kidnap the Prime Minister. When no one believes him, he
and
two of his friends try to interfere, nearly becoming wolf-bait in the
process. A
Children’s Film Foundation
Film

Danger
Point
Britain, 1971, 56 minutesThree teens steal a
yacht. It runs out of fuel, trapping them in treacherous
waters. Filmed off the Isle of Man.

Death
of a Gaudy
Dancer CanadaTerminal illness
brings a family together.

Doggie
and ThreeObusku
z pytle ven! Czechoslovakia, 1955, 70 minutes This film documents
the
consequences of fib. Tony is followed down the street by a dog.
To
impress his pals, Tony claims that the dog is his. When the pooch goes
back to its original owner, a little girl, two of Tony's well-meaning
friends kidnap the pet and “return” it to Tony. The boys then run
into
trouble with teachers, cops, the girl’s friends, and their own
consciences.

Egghead’s
Robot
Britain, 1970, 90 minutesAn English boy sends
his robot look-alike to school in his place. A Children’s Film Foundation
Film

Elephant River
Ceylon, 1956A Eurasian boy is
treated as an outcast. He flees into the jungle with a pet
elephant, and has a series of adventures.

The
Firefighters
Britain, 1975, 60 minutesThree English kids
are on the trail of thieves who cover up their crimes with arson.
A Children’s
Film Foundation
Film

Flash
the Sheepdog Britain,
1966, 58 minutesFilm About a young
English
orphan’s favorite pet. When Tom Stokes, a young English orphan
comes
to stay with his Uncle and Aunt on a border sheep farm, he meets Andra,
a kindly shepherd, who introduces him to his first real Scottish
friend, Flash, a Border Collie. A next door neighbor challenges Tom to
prove Flash against his own dog in the local Sheepdog trials. A
Children’s Film Foundation
Film

Fly
Away Dove 1982, 19 minutesAn imaginative nonverbal tale about a young circus
performer, a beautiful white dove, and a prince's magic palace. Based
on the book The Boy and the Dove
by James Sage.

The
Flying Sorcerer
Britain, 1973, 52 minutesA faulty time machine
transports an inventor and his nephew back to the middle
ages. A
Children’s Film Foundation
Film

For
Boys Only is For
Girls,TooIvana
v útokuCzechoslovakia Watch
video clip12-year-old Ivana
wants to
play soccer, but is the wrong sex. She and her brother conspire
to
place her on a soccer team by cutting her hair and passing the girl off
as a boy named “Ivan”.

Friends
for Life Тропой
бескорыстной любви Soviet Union, 1971
72 minutes Watch
video clip
A forester named
Mikhalich
and his dog help a lynx kitten orphaned after a bear kills its
mother.
Trouble starts when the full-grown cat is stolen and sold to a
traveling circus. DVD
available in Russian only.

Friend
or Foe
BritainA youth planning on
robbery in London’s rough East End learns a lesson in friendship.

Funny Stories Soviet
Union, 1962 Watch
video clipThe story centers on
two
mischievous friends, Mishka and Denis. Miska is the more curious
of
the two, while Denis is the quiet one who reluctantly joins in.
They
have a chase on a motorbike, pretend they are cosmonauts in a barrel,
and engage two girls in a free-for-all with spray paint.

Get Used to ItA girl learns to
handle the ridicule of classmates

Ghost Of
A Chance
Britain, 1968 Watch
video clipThree young children
oppose
the destruction of a historical mansion, but their pleas fall on deaf
ears. Coming to the rescue is a group of friendly ghosts. A Children’s Film Foundation
Film

Giamador A desolate island off
the
south of France becomes a refuge for escaped horses. The story
centers
on a boy torn between a responsibility to return the animals and his
desire to see them run free.

The
Giant Eel
Czechoslovakia, 1971On a visit to his
aunt’s
farm, Tony is dismayed to discover that the local kids are hostile to
newcomers. However, an act of bravery involving a legendary
monster
makes him a hero. Watch
video clip

The
Goalkeeper
Also Lives On Our Street
Czechoslovakia, 1957 Watch
video clipA boy dreams of
winning an
ice hockey game. Meanwhile, a professional hockey star moves into the
neighborhood, offering his services as a goalkeeper--leading two rival
teams of Prague schoolboys to fall over themselves in attempting to
gain his favor.

The
Golden FishHistoire d'un poisson rouge
France, 1959 Jacques Cousteau
directed this tale of a boy who wins a fish at a carnival

Gosha
the BearКороль
манежа
Soviet Union, 1971Gosha leaves the
safety of
his railroad car to look for water, and is soon facing hunters, dogs,
and hunger. Filmed in the Leningrad countryside. No DVD or VHS
available.

Hand in Hand Britain,
1960,
72 minutes Watch video clips: OneTwoA Catholic boy and a
Jewish
girl, Michael and Rachel, are the best of friends. At one point
they
become “blood brothers” when it appears they soon will be
separated.
Their religious differences never enter the picture, until comments by
family and a friend cause them to question if God is opposed to their
friendship. Their efforts to resolve this eventually lead to
near-tragic consequences. This film won 14 international awards,
including the children’s category at the Venice Film Festival. Available
on DVD

Headline
Hunters Britain, 1967Three children
attempt to
save their ailing dad’s newspaper by scooping his rival. Mayhem
ensues
until the kids finally figure everything out. A Children’s Film Foundation
Film

Heidi
Germany/Austria, 1965Location footage of
the Swiss Alps highlights this familiar tale of a girl and her
grandfather. Available on
VHS

Joey
United StatesCarly Simon’s music
underscores the story of Joey, a Puerto Rican boy victimized by
neighborhood toughs when he and his family move into a new apartment
complex

John and JulieBritain,
1954, 83 minutes Watch
video clipThe story involves
two
friends whose parents have no plans to attend the
Coronation. They
run off to London, where with the help of several eccentric types they
get to see the Queen's coronation. The film won an award in the
children’s category of the Venice Film Festival. Available on
VHS

The
Johnstown
Monster Britain, 1971, 54
minutes Watch
video clipA youngster’s photo
shows a
Loch Ness-like monster to be real, but skeptics think it is a ploy for
tourist. According to the local legend of the fictional
town in the
story, it only arose once every 100 years. The local town's kids make a
fake monster which fools everyone for a short time, until the hoax is
revealed by an American tourist. Just then, the REAL monster from the
deep, who just so happens to be awakening from his century long slumber
on that very day, surfaces and capsizes the American's boat. Available on DVD

J.T.A boy living in the projects
befriends a stray cat. Often
associated with the CBC Children's
Film Festival, this film was actually broadcast as part of the CBS
Children’s Hour from
1969-1972, usually in December. Starring Kevin Hooks

Jumping Over PuddlesUz
Zase Skacu Pres Kaluze Czechoslovakia, 1970, 91
minutes Watch
video clipThe 10-year-old son
of the
Imperial horse-trainer loves nothing more than riding his own horse.
Then he is stricken by polio, and hospitalization and operations
follow. Still, for the time he is lucky, for he can get around for
short distances on crutches, though he usually uses a wheelchair. With
the help of his friends, he is able to ride his horse again, and his
joy knows no bounds.

The
Legend of Paul
Bunyon and The Legend of John
HenryA pair of animated
films concerning two famous legendsLionheart
Britain, 1968, 57 minutesA young boy has his
own lion, an escapee from a circus. The lion is harmless, but the
army has orders to shoot it on sight.
A Children’s Film Foundation
Film

The
Little
Bearkeepers Czechoslovakia,
1957The story focuses on
the
loving relationship between a little boy who grows up at a zoo and has
a pet bear cub. Conflict
arises
when Kaleb discovers his pet is to be is to be exchanged for a baby
elephant belonging to a group of Asian children..

The Little Ones
Britain, 1965, 66 minutes Two boys from the
London
slums--one an abused child, and the other, the son of a neglectful
hooker—flee their neighborhood for adventures on the road to and in the
streets of Liverpool. They attempt to board a Jamaica bound ship
in
order to escape their miserable lives. It is on the exotic island that
one of the boys father is said to live. They get passage by stealing a
suitcase from a car belonging to a shipping magnate. They are
unfortunately, caught, lectured and sent home. Their one hope is that
the fellow informed them that there are many ships leaving from Jamaica.

Little
Pig
ChinaStolen money brings a
profound lesson in values to a Chinese teen and her young brother.

Lone
Wolf Yugoslavia,
1972 Watch
video clipA story about the
unusual
friendship between a 9-year-old boy and a “dangerous” German
Shepherd.
The dog is considered a sheep slayer by local hunters, who seek to kill
him. The boy, Runko, risks his life to prove them wrong.

Lost in
Pajamas
Czechoslovakia, 1966When a train stops
because of
a cow, a 10-year-old Russian tourist is left behind in a foreign
country. The film focuses on her adventures with two frightened
boys,
who are camping out together for the first time.Watch
video clip

Lucy and the MiraclesLucie a
zázraky/Lucia und die WunderCzechoslovakia, 1970 72
min. Watch
video clipThe harsh reality of
a home
for abandoned children blends with episodes of youthful fantasy and
slapstick comedy in this story of an orphan girl whose fondest wish is
to find new parents and leave an orphanage. VHS
available in Czech

Ghosts
and
Gholies Boy spends an hour in a haunted house.When Knights were
Bold A boy is trapped in a suit of armorPee-Wee’s
Pianola The kids find a runaway player piano with a mind of its
own.

Mauro
the Gypsy
BritainA gypsy boy finds
troubles in
a Scottish village. His only friend is a girl, whom he later
saves.
The village eventually reconsiders their treatment of the lad. A Children’s Film Foundation
Film that won the Gold
medal at the Moscow Film Festival.

Me
and You, Kangaroo
Australia, 1974, 19 minutesStunning color
photography and aboriginal music enhance this moving story of a young
Australian boy who raises a baby kangaroo and then must set it
free. Free download
available at the Internet Archive.

A
Member of the
Family Britain, 1971A girl, her horse,
and a
mischief-maker are the central characters in this except from the
Britain television series of “Black Beauty”. A disturbed boy sets
fire
to a stable and is taken in by the owners. Later, the horse saves
him
from suspicion of robbery by cornering the real thief.

Miguel, Felipa and
Geronimo Jones(directed by Bert Salzman)

Miguel:
Up From
Puerto
Rico 1970, 15 minutes
Story of a boy who moves to New York
City
with his
family. He finds his ability to speak English and Spanish puts
him at
an advantage in assisting his family in their new surroundings.
Miguel
later stretches his ingenuity to an extreme when, to put food on his
family’s table, he goes fishing in the heavily polluted East
River. Available on
16mm film, and for free
download at the Internet Archive.

Felipa: North of
the
Border 1971, 17 minutes
A bilingual girl of Mexican-American
parents has
ambitions to be a teacher. She gets early experience when she
helps
her uncle learn English so he can obtain a driver’s license for a new
job. Free
download available at the Internet Archive.

Geronimo
Jones 1970,
20 minutes
A young Apache is torn between the traditions of his
heritage
and the challenging life led by his cousin, who left the reservation to
become an astronomer. The boy is also faced with deciding whether
to
keep a tribal artifact from his grandfather or trade it for a new
TV.
He does the latter in order to buy a birthday present for the
grandfather. However, when Geronimo turns on the TV, the two are
instantly reminded or the relationship of the Native American to
contemporary society. Free download
available at the Internet Archive.

Mr. Horatio Knibbles
Britain, 1971, 60 minutes Watch
video clipMary Bunting's
parents refuse
her a rabbit as a birthday present. Later, to her surprise, a six foot
rabbit appears, Mr Horatio Knibbles. He is a magic rabbit that
only
Mary can see. Some belongings of Mary's mother go missing and with the
help of Mr Knibbles and his friends---squirrel, pigeon and magpie---the
real culprit is found. Available on DVD

Nunu
and the Zebra
South Africa, 25 minutesA story about an East
African boy's adventures, enacted by the people
and animals of the area. An attractive picture of East Africa, with a
storyline to add interest.

On
Snow White
Czechoslovakia, 1972Youngsters spend a
creative summer staging their version of the classic Grimm fairytale.

The
Orange Watering
Cart HungaryStory revolves around
3 sixth
graders and a school project. Their youthful romantic triangle
provides a springboard for visual fantasy.

Paddle
to the SeaVoyage
à la mer Canada,
1966, 28 minutes Watch
video clipDuring the long winter night, an Indian boy carves a man
and a canoe. He calls the man "Paddle to the Sea." The boy sets the
carving down on a frozen stream to await the coming of spring. The film
charts the adventures of the canoe on its long odyssey from Lake
Superior to the sea. Available
on DVD

Paganini
Strikes
Again Britain, 1974Two schoolboy
detectives,
Mike and Bill, try to solve a jewelry shop robbery. The two chief
clues: the thief wore yellow boots. Mike and Bill, on their way to a
music lesson, get stuck in a lift. They hear a gunshot and see a pair
of yellow shoes run past. They suspect some unseen criminal has robbed
the nearby jewelry shop, but the police just won't believe them. So
it's up to the kids to take care of it. A Children’s Film Foundation
Film

The Ransom of Red
Chief Soviet Union, 1963Based on a story by
O’Henry.
Two petty thieves kidnap a boy, but soon wish they had never
bothered.
Meanwhile, the imaginative boy is enjoying the adventure. There
have
been several US remakes, including one in 1998 with Haley Joel Osment.

The Red BalloonLe
Ballon Rouge France, 1956, 34 minutes The story, told
without
dialogue, concerns a little boy (played by the director's son Pascal)
who comes across a helium-filled balloon. As he plays with his new
acquisition, the boy discovers that the balloon seemingly has a mind of
its own. The little red orb follows its new "master" all through the
streets of Paris. Towards the end, it seems as though boy and balloon
will be parted forever when jealous boys “kill” the balloon with rocks,
but there is a surprise at the end. Available
on DVD

Soapbox
Derby
French-CanadianA boys’ club excludes
girls from their membership - until a young lady proves she’s as good a
driver as anyone.

Scramble
Britain, 1969, 61 minutes.A young boy, Jimmy
Riley is
tempted to follow in his imprisoned father's footsteps until he joins a
motorbike club and learns important life lessons along with the
rules-of-the-road. He puts his new outlook to the test when he must
face down a pair of car thieves. A Children’s Film Foundation
Film

A
Seafaring Dog
Soviet UnionA ship’s captain
adopts an
abandoned, adventurous puppy. Salty and his new master are
inseparable
until, while in port one day, Salty runs off to play with another dog.

The SecretConcerns a stray
dog’s apparently fatal accident.

The Seven RavensSieben
Raben Germany, 1937, 50 minutesAnimated version of
the Brother's
Grimm tale of seven cursed brothers and their little sister.

Shok and Sher
Soviet
Union, 1972, 68 minutesA boy’s love for his
colt
leads to unexpected adventures. The two are inseparable, until
Sher is
injured in a big cross-country race, and his family sells the horse to
pay for a new motorbike.

Shopping
Bag Lady
United States, 1975, 19 minutesSet In Manhattan's
Central
Park, this film is the poignant story of a teenage girl's encounter
with a homeless old woman who carries all her belongings around in
shopping bags. This encounter eventually leads to the girl's
understanding of the problems of aging and the dignity of all
individuals, regardless of their place in society. Written and
directed by Bert Salzman. Available
on 16mm film, and for free download
at the Internet Archive.

The
Show Must Go On
Soviet UnionPresents the
misadventures of school pals in Soviet Russia.

Six
Bears and a ClownSest
medvedu s Cibulkou Czechoslovakia,
1972 Watch
video clipA circus clown named
Orion is
hired as a boarding school cook. Havoc ensues when the trained
bears
at the circus follow their former master to his new job, arriving the
same day a school inspector is due. A chimpanzee named Tony tries
to
hide the six bears.

Skinny
and Fatty
Japan, 1959, 55 minutes Watch
entire filmA chubby boy from a
wealthy
family befriends a lean and poorer classmate in this sentimental
children's story from 1959. “Skinny” excels at school, sports, and
making friends. He tries to help “Fatty”, who has a talent for
antagonizing the other children, but finds he is only fighting his
friend’s battles for him. He tries to prod Fatty into thinking
and
acting on his own. Available on VHS

Stowaway
in the
SkyLe Voyage en BallonFrance,
1959 Watch
video clipNarrated by Jack
Lemmon. An
old aeronaut wagers he can fly across France in a balloon. He
does so,
with his grandson as a stowaway. Aerial footage of Paris,
Alsace-Lorraine, and the Loire valley highlights the tail. Available
on VHS

Strange
Holiday
Australia, 1969A group of 10
marooned boys
are shipwrecked on a desert island in the South Pacific. They are
surprised when another shipwreck brings along another band of
survivors. Among them are British prisoners who threaten the
little
colony until the boys take care of them for good

Testa di RapaBlockhead
orTurniphead Italy, 1965A comedy set in 1877
that
focuses on Gosto, whose carefree life of farming, fishing, and hunting
is suddenly halted due to a compulsory education law. His father,
Testa di rapa, is vehemently opposed to the new law and risks jail to
keep his son home from school. Most galling to the father is the
reaction of Gosto---who likes school. Winner in the
Children’s
category at the 1966 Venice Film Festival

That’s
My Name, Don’t
Wear It Out BritainAn unusual friendship
between two outcasts is recounted.

Ticko
SwedenThis film
depicts the efforts of a bored and restless 6-year-old girl to visit
her veterinarian mother at work.

Tiko and the SharkTi-Koyo
and His SharkItaly/France,
1965 88 min. Watch
video clipPolynesian boy and
his
beloved pet shark provide the basis of this South Seas adventure. The
boy finds a helpless baby shark and, with the help of a girl friend,
raises it as a pet. After the shark grows up, the boy reluctantly
returns it to the ocean. Ten years pass and the natives are being
forced to leave their fisheries by modern, more organized fishermen.
Leading the way to progress is the girl's brother who sends her to the
US for an education. Meanwhile, the boy works as a pearl diver. One day
his life is endangered and he finds himself rescued by his shark. He is
thrilled until the modern fishermen destroy his village and force the
residents to flee. Eventually the girl returns from the States; she,
the boy, and the shark leave the island to find a peaceful home of
their own. Available on DVD.
Soundtrack
also available.

Tjorven,
Batsman and
MosesTjorven,
Båtsman och
Moses Sweden,
1964, 89 minutes Watch
video clipA girl’s closest
friends are
a 220lb watchdog and a baby seal. She faces a dilemma:
Should she
sell the seal to a zoo, or set it free in the sea. Hmm, I wonder
what
she does. Filmed in Stockholm, based on a story by Astrid
Lindgren,

Tony
and the
Tick-Tock DragonHahó, Öcsi! Hungary,
1971, 90 minutes Watch
video clipA story that blends
animation
with live action about a boy looking for time, something his father
won't give him. Tony is punished and sent to the bathroom. Two
little
animated men come through the running water of the bathtub and take him
on a journey down the drain. Available
on DVD (in Hungarian without subtitles)

Tymancha’s
Friend
Soviet Union, 1970An award winning film
about a wolf cub and a young boy, lent poignancy by the separation and
a concluding act of courage.

Up
in the Air
Britain, 1969, 55 minutesFreddie is sent to a
boarding
school. Finding life unendurable due to bullies and the headmaster,
Freddie and his friends determine to run away. The idea of building a
balloon occurs when they see the amateur balloonist flying over the
school. Secretly they manufacture their balloon and set off to put
their grievances before the school governor. A Children’s Film Foundation
Film Watch
video clip

Un
AmicoA Friend Italy,
1967 A lonely boy runs
away from
home and has a series of seaside adventures with his dog on an offshore
island. Sergio finds danger, excitement, and an unusual
friend: a
teacher hunting for buried treasure.

The Violin
Canada, 1974, 17 minutesStory of a young boy
who is inspired to play the violin by an aging master. Won Oscar for
Best Short Film (Live Action).

What
Next?
Britain, 1974, 60 minutesThe power to foretell
future
events involves a boy and his pals with crooks and a hunt for stolen
money in this adventure tale. A boy living in London is struck
hard on
the head and knocked unconscious. When he comes to the boy finds that
he can tell when a crime is about to be committed. Being a good little
boy he uses this new talent to help the police to catch a criminal
mastermind. A
Children’s Film Foundation
Film

White ManeCrin-Blanc
France, 1952,
40 minutes In a story set
in southern
France, a small boy decides to set out to befriend and tame a White
Man, a white-haired wild stallion which has resisted all other attempts
by ranchers to capture him. This is an early feature by Albert
Lamorisse, who directed “The Red Balloon” and “Stowaway in the
Sky”.
Also: “The Boy Who Owned an Elephant”, narrated by Agnes
Moorehead.

Winter
of the Witch
Britain, 1969, 24
minutes Watch
video clipA city boy and his
mother
move to a country house that holds a surprise. The life of a witch is
disrupted by the arrival of a boy and his mother. The intruders'
presence forces the witch to adjust to the modern world, and to change
from a bad to a good witch Available on VHS

The
Yellow SlippersHistoria
zóltej cizemki
Poland, 1961, 83 minutes Watch
video clipThis is a story set
in
medieval times of a 10 year old wonder child, the little sculptor
Wawrzek. After a series of adventures, he finds work as an
apprentice
for a great master sculptor, Wit Stwosz. The story culminates in the
unveiling of Stwosz's greatest masterpiece, the Altar of St. Mary's
Church in Cracow.